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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 1907484, member: 56859&quot;]Here&#039;s the one I haven&#039;t yet been able to identify.&nbsp; Who do you think it is?</p><p><br /></p><p>10.5 gm, 21 mm</p><p>Youthful portrait, no beard and no side-whiskers (so probably not Gallienus unless the side-whiskers are just worn away)</p><p>The larger size and portrait style rule out anyone later than Claudius II.</p><p>The year looks like a delta but it could be a slanted and partially worn B (unlikely).</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]326717[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Based on the reverse and using Emmett&#039;s book, possibilities include the following.&nbsp; Legends are included so that you can weigh in with your opinion (please <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />)</p><ul> <li>AKAICAPMAAVPANTωNINOCEVCEB,&nbsp; <i>Elagabalus</i> E2920</li> <li>AKAIMAPAVPCEVHPAΛEΞANΔPOCEVCEB,&nbsp; <i>Severus Alexander</i> E3099</li> <li>AVTOMAΞIMINOCEV(C)CEB,&nbsp; <i>Maximinus</i> E3276</li> <li>ΟΓIOVΛOVHPMAΞIMOCKAI,&nbsp; <i>Μαximus </i>E3314</li> <li>ΓIOVΛOHPMAΞIMOCKAI,&nbsp; <i>Maximus </i>E3314</li> <li>ΓIOVΛOVHPMAΞIMOCKA,&nbsp; <i>Maximus</i> E3314</li> <li>AKMANΓOPΔIANOCEV(CEB),&nbsp; <i>Gordian III</i> E3401</li> <li>AKΠΛIOVAΛEPIANOCEVEVC,&nbsp; <i>Valerian I</i> E3705</li> <li>AKΠΛIOVΓAΛΛIHNOCEVEVC,&nbsp; <i>Gallienus</i> E3728</li> <li>ΠΛIKKOPOVAΛEPIANOCKAICCEB,&nbsp; <i>Valerian II</i> E 3764</li> </ul><p>The next three are highly unlikely.&nbsp; The Severus Alexander with this legend is not known in year 4, only in year 5.&nbsp; The Philips have many years of this reverse but none known in year 4.</p><ul> <li>MAPAVPAΛEΞANΔPOCKAICAP,&nbsp; <i>Severus Alexander </i>E3074</li> <li>AKMIOVΦIΛIΠΠOCEV,&nbsp; <i>Philip I </i>E3480</li> <li>MIOVΦIΛIΠΠOCKCEB,&nbsp; <i>Philip II </i>E3587<br /> </li> <li>MIOVΦIΛIΠΠOCKC(E),&nbsp; <i>Philip II </i>E3587</li> </ul><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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